OPANYIN YAW DONKOR vs. MERCY AMPAH AND CONSTANCE AMPAH [2014]DLCA4803

Date	2014-02-20
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL: H1/222/2011
Citation No.	[2014]DLCA4803

JUSTICE HENRIETTA ABBAN JA [PRESIDING]

JUSTICE K. A. ACQUAYE and JUSTICE M WELBOURNE JA

MR OBENG MANU (JNR) FOR APPELLANT

MR FRANK YANKEY FOR RESPONDENTS

[2014]DLCA4803
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >OPANYIN YAW DONKOR<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MERCY
AMPAH AND CONSTANCE AMPAH<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CIVIL APPEAL:&nbsp; H1/222/2011&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;DATE:
20TH FEBRUARY 2014<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MR
OBENG MANU (JNR) FOR APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR FRANK YANKEY FOR RESPONDENTS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
<o:p></o:p>JUSTICE HENRIETTA ABBAN JA
[PRESIDING], JUSTICE K. A. ACQUAYE and JUSTICE M WELBOURNE JA<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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JUDGEMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>MARGARET WELBOURNE, J.A.: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>This is an appeal from the
decision of the High Court delivered on
14th December, 2009.<o:p></o:p>THE
GROUNDS OF APPEAL<o:p></o:p>On 9th
February, 2010, the plaintiff/respondent/appellant filed an appeal against the
judgment of the High Court dated 14th December, 2009.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>RELIEF
SOUGHT<o:p></o:p>The whole of the Judgment
of the High Court judge dated 14th December, 2009, and the costs of
GH¢2,000.00 awarded against the
plaintiff/respondents /applicant be set aside.<o:p></o:p>GROUNDS
OF APPEAL<o:p></o:p>i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The learned High Court judge erred in
law when, as an appellate judge, he substituted a case proprio motu for the Co-Defendants/Appellants when the
Co-Defendants/Appellants had themselves sworn to an affidavit in the District
Magistrate Court to the effect that the matter before the District Magistrate
court was a landlord and tenant matter
and that they had instituted a title suit in the High Court to determine
ownership of the property.<o:p></o:p>PARTICULARS
OF ERROR OF LAW<o:p></o:p>a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Holding that there was no
landlord-tenant relationship between the plaintiff/respondent and the
Co-Defendants/Appellants when they themselves had sworn to an affidavit that
the matter is a landlord tenant case.<o:p></o:p>b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ignoring the express and written
admission by the Co-Defendants/Appellants/Respondents that they were tenants
and holding that they are not tenants.<o:p></o:p>ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The learned High Court judge erred in
law when he overlooked the fact that it was the Co-Defendants themselves who
applied to join the suit in the District Magistrate Court, in the first
instance, “so that all matter in controversy will be effectively adjudicated
upon” and found the matter on evidence till judgment.<o:p></o:p>PARTICULARS OF ERROR OF LAW<o:p></o:p>“a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Failing to consider the fact that it was
the Co-Defendants who applied to join a simple suit involving the Plaintiff
landlord and some of his tenants.<o:p></o:p>b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ignoring the fact that the
Co-Defendants a</main>